Male Figure with Raised Arms, 14th–17th century, Mali, Tintam village, Dogon peoples, Wood, patina, H. 82 7/8 x W. 14 1/4 x D. 8

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Male Figure with Raised Arms, 14th–17th century, Mali, Tintam village, Dogon peoples, Wood, patina, H. 82 7/8 x W. 14 1/4 x D. 8 3/8 in. ( x x cm), Wood-Sculpture, The Dogon live in the elevated rocky heights of Mali's Bandiagara Escarpment. They rely on agriculture and manage to wrest subsistence crops from poor soil in an area that receives little rain. This monumental figure is one of the largest Dogon sculptures known

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Size: 3394px × 5607px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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